Friday, February 22, 2008

Product: 4 out of 5Packaging: 4 out of 5Overall: 4 out of 5Price: $16.50

What it does: "A flesh-toned balm that visually neutralizes and erases natural colour from the lip. Shine- and texture-free. Available in a choice of two shades for use on light to medium skin tones."

My take: I have always used a concealer or a cream foundation to neutralize the color of my lips. I do this so that lipsticks appear truer and brighter in color so that the actual color appears, and not the color result of it being mixed with my pink, or sometimes red lips. I wanted to try this because like I said, I have always used a concealer or a cream foundation, obviously now that I use mineral foundation, I don't really have anything to do the job, I can use my concealer but it's TOO thick to be on the lips and makes it look cakey. There isn't much color different between the only two colors they have: Pale and Dim. Pale is really light so I got Dim so I don't look so ghastly.What I liked about it: Lip Erase is really for the lips, giving a nice neutral color, and no yellow tinges or yellow undertones found in concealers. It really covered up nice and applying lipstick glided on smoothly! The packaging is nice too, usually when it comes to lips, I hate jars, but because the jar allows you to use your finger or a lip brush and really get in there and get some color, it makes application A LOT easier to apply, and applies it evenly. The pot is HUGE and there is more than enough to last you a long, long time!

What I didn't like about it: First of all, it's ONLY available in MAC PRO stores (www.macpro.com), so you will not find it on the actual MAC website. It's not as creamy as I would like it to be, it's a bit dry in the sense that it takes some swipes to really get a good amount to work with. It can also make your lips feel dry so you may want to put some chapstick before you apply this.

You might like this if: You have naturally pigmented lips such as a dark pink/red and lipsticks don't look the same on your lips as they do on your hand. You might like this to neutralize the color making your lippies much more vibrant and true to color!You might not like this if: You already have dry, chapped lips.

I wanted to get this because my lips are so pigmented, but after hearing that it's dry from a few reviews... ehh. It really does make a difference in how the lip color shows up, though. Do you think it increases the staying power of lipstick/gloss?

hi. cool website. very helpful. i read you didnt like how you can only get lip erase in pro stores. i love mac, but for something like this i would recommend lip plump by benefit. check it out, and maybe you can d a comparison / review of some sort. keep it up!

well, shoot! now i REALLY gotta take a cab to the pro store on my lunch hour. i MUST have this stuff. question: do you need to wait for it to dry or anything before applying l/s? or just put the lip erase on and then apply the l/s?

aw i was looking through your valentines stuff, u and ur bf are cute (:just a random questiondo you and him fight a lotmy bf&i have been fighting a lot latelyand i wonder, if its just normal for longterm relationshipsme&him have been together for about longer than a year

The BF and I have our share of arguments and disagreements just like anyone else but we don't fight all the time to be honest. We were friends first, so it definitely helps because we are great friends as well as great lovers...I also am the type of person where I don't like arguing or conflict, so there's not much fighting between us since we communicate a lot and "never go to bed angry".

There are time I am sure where we want to strangle each other, but above all, I know that he really loves me and I really love him, and we always say to each other that we are the only ones who will put up with one another!

Hey Vanessa! How does Lip Erase compare to Benefit's Lip Plumper? I've always wondered how you get so much bang outta your lipglosses and lipsticks! I think it's a great way of making drugstore lippies (which tend to be more sheer than their dept store counterparts) look great! :D

Anonymous #2: Thanks! As for the lip pics, they ARE pretty much closed, I separate my lips when I do swatches so that people can get an idea of how it looks like when they smile as it helps me when I see swatches rather than have them completely touching....

Thanks for the review! I actually had to order mine over the phone bc the Pro store was sold out since dec!! ... and as for the dryness I used MAC's Prep & Prime for lips first and then the Lip Erase over it ... so it wasn't too dry!!

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